June 2013
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Timed two years on from the introduction of Government's permanent cap on non-EEA migrants, and as policymakers continued to review and reform the working, student and family routes of migration and settlement, this seminar provided a timely opportunity to assess Government's ongoing strategy to reduce net-migration to tens of thousands by the end of this Parliament. It also came as Government took forward its recently-announced Immigration Bill - including wide-ranging proposals to reform enforcement and appeals processes in immigration law.
Sessions brought together key policymakers from Parliament and Whitehall with stakeholders with an interest in recent and forthcoming changes in this area - including lawyers, business groups, universities and colleges, local authorities, community advice services, charities and campaign groups. Delegates considered the future regulation of skilled worker migration - including the future of the cap, "cooling off periods" for visa applications, and minimum qualification and earning levels - as well as how corresponding changes to student entry requirements and post-study arrangements are impacting on UK competitiveness and the wider labour market. Sessions also brought out latest thinking on recent and scheduled reforms following Government's Family Migration Consultation response last year, looking in particular at the future of income thresholds, English requirements and what more could be done to tackle sham and forced marriages.
